With the modernized world we live in today, it is vital that people communicate on the go with friends, family and co-workers. It is estimated that Americans will spend $1.8 billion on mobile devices next year. They continue to be a growing part of our culture, and 91% of Americans rely on them to get through the day. Alexander Graham Bell pioneered all the advancements we have seen so far. Not only are we able to make and receive high-quality calls wirelessly, but we are also able to take photos, play music, play games, exchange videos, browse the web, and view social media. What seemed like an impossible idea before 1870 and before the extraordinary invention of Alexander Graham Bell has now become an ongoing part of everyday life. Bell was praised and celebrated with the invention of the telephone, but he also made other significant inventions that impacted society. Alexander Graham Bell invented the audiometer in 1879. “It worked by producing sound at controlled and variable levels of intensity. The measure of how much an individual reacts to the sound produced is then compared to what an average person can hear." (Inventions of Alexander Graham Bell) Both Alexander Graham Bell's mother and wife, Mabel, were deaf, which led to many of his studies and experiments with hearing and sound. It measured a person's hearing ability and ultimately benefited many people with their hearing. Hydrofoils are wing-like objects attached beneath a boat that smoothen its motion through the water and increase its speed. Alexander Graham Bell improved William E. Meacham's hydrofoil and developed the prototype HD-4 which sailed at a record speed of 114 km/h for the next 20 years (Grosvenor, Wesson 257). Alexander Gr...... half of the document ......starts to show today with his organizations. Alexander Graham Bell was a noteworthy person in American history and among scientists and inventors. His teaching, his inventions and the organizations he was a part of made him a very important person in history. We take our cell phones and telephones for granted every day. Americans are constantly texting, calling, or emailing to communicate with others. Many often forget that before Alexander Graham Bell, people had to find other ways of communicating, which took a lot of time. Without Bell's amazing invention, who knows where telephones would be today. Bell's legacy extends beyond the telephone. He was an educator of the deaf and helped many children and people during his life. Alexander Graham Bell died on August 2, 1922 at the age of 75, but lives on every day thanks to our telephones, schools, boats, hearing aids and X-rays..